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The Disability Law Center (DLC) is the Protection and Advocacy agency for Massachusetts. DLC is a private, non-profit organization responsible for providing protection and advocacy for the rights of Massachusetts residents with disabilities. DLC receives federal, state and private funding but is not part of the state or federal government

September 26, 2017 Disability Allied Law Students Association (DALSA) and the Center for Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging To mark the thirtieth anniversary of the closure of Willowbrook State School—a New York institution infamous for abuse and neglect of children with disabilities—we invite you to a dialogue on strategies for advancing disability justice in the workplace. Panelists: Jack Callaghan, former resident of Willowbrook Roberta Mueller ‘85, Senior Supervising Counsel at NYLPI Disability Justice Program Rachel Pollock ‘84, General Counsel of Job Path Vilissa Thompson, LMSW, Founder and CEO of Ramp Your Voice! Moderator: Magistrate Judge Robert Levy '75

This training is designed to assist attorneys and advocates in a range of practice areas with issue-spotting for disability rights issues. The overview will provide basic information about the substantive requirements of significant federal and California disability nondiscrimination laws. Relevant federal laws include Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Relevant state laws include the Unruh Civil Rights Act, the California Disabled Persons Act, the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, and Cal. Gov. Code Section 11135. The overview will also include an introduction to civil rights definitions of “disability” under these laws. 1 hour of Elimination of Bias CLE. Presenter: Linda Kilb, Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund To use this training for self-study MCLE credit, please complete the evaluation form on our website and submit it to trainings@laaconline.org in order to receive certification for your self-study records. If you would like to support LAAC’s videos and keep this service free for the community, please donate! This webinar is intended to provide legal information, not legal advice for the purposes of training only practicing attorneys. The legal information in this webinar is not intended to be a substitute for seeking personalized legal advice from an attorney licensed to practice in your jurisdiction. Further, we do not intend to create an attorney-client relationship with any listener.

There are a lot of ways to stand up for disability rights. But only protection and advocacy agencies (P&As) are federally mandated to protect the basic human rights of people with disabilities. Did you know there's a P&A in all 57 U.S. states and territories? Did you know they serve people with all kinds of disabilities? Have you even heard of P&As? Let us explain in this new original Rooted in Rights video. To find the P&A in your state, please visit: http://www.ndrn.org/ndrn-member-agencies.html For more resources, visit: http://www.rootedinrights.org/videos/explainers/the-protection-advocacy-pa-system/ The following federal funding partners shared in the cost of producing this material: the Administration for Community Living ACL (Award #1601WAPADD); the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration SAMHSA (Award #16SMP05397); and the Rehabilitation Services Administration RSA (Award #H240A160048). These contents are the sole responsibility of Disability Rights Washington, the parent organization of Rooted in Rights, and do not necessarily represent the official views of ACL, SAMHSA or RSA.

Disability Benefits: Know Your Rights -- Jennifer Louise Fry, Esq- Get information and insight into how the Social Security Disability process works from an attorney who specializes in disability law. Understand what the Social Security Administration is looking for when they review your claim and how to maximize your chances for success. Discover which life events should prompt a review of your rights to these benefits. Our speaker also will provide essential information about private disability insurance benefits. Video Production: Magnus Media Group http://www.magnusmediausa.com (469) 252-9938

The ABA Commission on Disability Rights and the Law School Admission Council created this video, featuring disabled lawyers and law students as well as law school professionals, discussing why disability diversity and inclusion is so important, and why employers should recruit, hire, retain, and advance employees with disabilities. Speakers (in order of appearance): Chad Jerdee, Disability, Diversity, and Inclusion Advocate (Amputee) Belinda Dantley, Law School Diversity Staff Jared Allebest, Law Professional (Deaf) Evita Nwosu-Sylvester, Recent Law Graduate (Mild Cerebral Palsy) Spencer Hill, Law Professional (Visual Impairment) Mike Hatcher, Law Professional (Paralysis) Angelica Guevara, Law School Fellow (Neurodiverse) Amanda Pham Haines, Law Student (Depression, ADHD, PTSD) For further information, please visit our website at: http://ambar.org/disability